Captivate alternatives 2026: 9 options compared by facts

Services from our Podcast hosting platforms ranking you can choose instead of Captivate, by Score. For each one we show the factors where it beats Captivate.

Captivate: Our Score 63/100 See the full ranking

  1. 1

    Podbean

    79/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price, Publishing and stats

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $17.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    960
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  2. 2

    Buzzsprout

    79/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $18.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    360
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  3. 3

    Acast

    78/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $25.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    Unlimited
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  4. 4

    RSS.com

    77/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $19.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    Unlimited
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  5. 5

    Blubrry

    72/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price, Track record

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $7.00
    Free plan
    Not verified
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    90
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  6. 6

    Libsyn

    66/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $12.00
    Free plan
    No
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    180
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  7. 8

    Castos

    62/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $19.00
    Free plan
    No
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    Unlimited
    IAB-certified statistics
    Not verified
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  8. 9

    Simplecast

    60/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $15.00
    Free plan
    No
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    Unlimited
    IAB-certified statistics
    Yes
    Ad marketplace
    Yes
  9. 10

    Transistor

    51/100

    Stronger than Captivate in: Price, Track record

    Cheapest paid plan per month
    $19.00
    Free plan
    No
    Upload minutes per month on the entry plan
    Unlimited
    IAB-certified statistics
    Not verified
    Ad marketplace
    Not verified